Proverbs 18:8-12 New International Version (NIV)

8. The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.

9. One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys.

10. The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.

11. The wealth of the rich is their fortified city; they imagine it a wall too high to scale.

12. Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.

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